A friend is cleaning out his house and this boxed string art sailing ship was leaning against the wall. It had been his wife's; she died a …
Arts 700
Afghan Math on Unlabeled Yarn
Last May, I came home from the Spinrite Tent Sale in Washington, NC, with a car full of colorful yarn, $100+ worth in four large (black …
Machine Knitting Trial
Several years ago, I found a Bond America Ultimate Sweater Machine at the local Habitat Restore for $25. I didn't know what retail was, and …
Spinrite Yarn Tent Sale 2019
A friend told me about the tent sale at the Spinrite factory in Washington, North Carolina. I've lived here for more than 20 years, and I …
Sock Yarn from Super Stitchy
I bought a ball of Self-striping smooth sock yarn from Super Stitchy, colorway Crabulous, to knit honeymoon socks. (I want most of their …
Honeymoon Socks
I don't have enough knitting left on my Engagement Socks to carry me through a week on a motorcycle, and the Purple Lace Shawl is too big to …
Purple Lace Shawl
In the course of buying every interesting skein of yarn that crossed my path to make poms and lilies for my wedding, I found five balls of …
Making a Wedding Dress: Books
Years and years ago, I bought a wedding dress from Beggars & Choosers for $5. It had not been cleaned after the wedding and was stained …
Make Room for Flowers
I need more studio space. Who doesn't? Problem is, I have a fair amount of studio space but it's full of stuff that I'm not using right now. …
Review: Cum Rya (Paperback)
Beauty? the rugs in the Cum Rya catalog are fabulous. Pain? I tossed more than one of these catalogs 40 years ago and now I'm paying $30 …